Sydney Thunder 144 for 2 (Gilkes 74*, Ross 40*, Rocchiccioli 2-25) beat Melbourne Renegades 142 for 9 (Sutherland 42*, Qadir 2-20, Green 2-24) by eight wickets

The win moved Thunder to fourth on the table with just two regular-season games left, while third-placed Renegades will still likely need another win to punch their tickets to finals.

Rocchiccioli made it two wickets in two balls when Ollie Davies chipped one to midwicket for a golden duck, but a Fawad Ahmed drop cost him a third wicket three balls later and massively let Thunder off the hook.

It was Gilkes' second half-century of the tournament, having hit 56 not out in December against Brisbane Heat.

Sutherland's late fireworks that helped Renegades take 26 off their final over were much-needed, after a nine-over stretch that included just two boundaries.

There'll be some alarm bells ringing for Renegades, having lost two of their last three games heading into finals with the win requiring a last-minute capitulation by Melbourne Stars.